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So, each figured poem actually contains two poems: one in the background grid and a second inside the pictures drawn over the grid.
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V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
The Temple also had early medieval ancestors called figural or figured poems.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Nobody’s quite figured out where everyone’s good manners have gone — and what is exactly causing the current collapse in civility.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
Her impact on the beauty world is a microcosm of a shift in the world itself—a world that is now finally expanding beyond the prototypical tall, thin blonde to include the full-figured, dark-complexioned, and natural in its notions of strength, success, and, yes, beauty.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2020
Those laws have been operative for all of human history until the mid-19th century, when Britain started to become the first nation which was a clear exception to the pattern (some may argue that the Dutch pre-figured the English case, but this seems to be debatable).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2011
First, it’s decidedly shaped like its name, a shell — full-figured, yet hollow.
—Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
And to be fair, many government authorities haven’t quite figured out how to handle it either.
—Shawn Farshchi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
For reasons scientists haven’t quite figured out, kids at greatest risk include those with histories of asthma.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
The Temple also had early medieval ancestors called figural or figured poems.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Nobody’s quite figured out where everyone’s good manners have gone — and what is exactly causing the current collapse in civility.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
Her impact on the beauty world is a microcosm of a shift in the world itself—a world that is now finally expanding beyond the prototypical tall, thin blonde to include the full-figured, dark-complexioned, and natural in its notions of strength, success, and, yes, beauty.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2020
Those laws have been operative for all of human history until the mid-19th century, when Britain started to become the first nation which was a clear exception to the pattern (some may argue that the Dutch pre-figured the English case, but this seems to be debatable).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2011
First, it’s decidedly shaped like its name, a shell — full-figured, yet hollow.
—Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
And to be fair, many government authorities haven’t quite figured out how to handle it either.
—Shawn Farshchi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
For reasons scientists haven’t quite figured out, kids at greatest risk include those with histories of asthma.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
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“Figured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figured. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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